| Tag / Element | Semantics | Default presentation |
|---|---|---|
| html | "root" element; all other elements must be enclosed (descend) from this element | |
| head | Information about the document | |
| body | The content of the document: can have only one! | |
| title | The title of the document | (appears in window/tab title depending on browser) |
| Tag / Element | Semantics | Default presentation |
|---|---|---|
| p | Paragraph of text | (no modifications; inherit all) |
| h1 | Header, level 1 | font-size: 200%; font-weight: bold; |
| h2 | Header, level 2 | font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold; |
| pre | Pre-formatted text; line breaks and multiple spaces will be rendered as given | font-family: monospace; |
| ul | Unordered list (items in arbitrary order) | |
| ol | Ordered list (items in sequence) | |
| li | List item | margin-left: 2em; marker to left (bullet for ul; numbers for ol) |
| blockquote | long quotations | margin-left: 2em; |
| div | none ("division" of document) | (no modification) |
| Tag / Element | Semantics | Default presentation |
|---|---|---|
| b | ??? | font-weight: bold; |
| i | ??? | font-style: italic; |
| strong | strong importance for its contents | font-weight: bold; |
| em | emphasized | font-style: italic |
| cite | reference to a creative work | font-style: italic |
| q | short quotation | /* surround with curly quotes */ q:before { content: open-quote; } |
| a | anchor: a hyperlink to another location | color: blue; font-decoration: underline; |
| sub | ??? | vertical-align: sub; /* subscript */ |
| sup | ??? | vertical-align: super; /* superscript */ |
| span | none | (no modifications) |